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These two images illustrate just how far Cassini traveled to get to Saturn. On the left is one of the earliest images Cassini took of the ringed planet, captured during the long voyage from the inner solar system. On the right is one of Cassini's final images of Saturn, showing the site where the spacecraft would enter the atmosphere on the following day. ...

The head of the Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil plans next week for a final vote to reverse a landmark 2015 net neutrality order barring the blocking or slowing of web content, two people briefed on the plans said.
In May, the FCC voted 2-1 to advance Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Paiâ€™s plan to withdraw the former Obama administrationâ€™s order reclassifying internet service providers as if they were utilities. Pai now plans to hold a final vote on the proposal at the FCCâ€™s Dec. 14 meeting, the people said, and roll out.. ...

A bipartisan group of former Federal Energy Regulation Committee Commissioners have filed a letter with their former agency opposing a recent proposal filed by Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry seeking to subsidize coal and nuclear plants.Â
Bipartisan Former FERC Commissioners Reject Energy Secretary Rick Perryâ€™s Plans To Subsidize Coal was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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The final full view of Saturn from Cassini, on Sept. 13, 2017. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Jason Major/AmericaSpace.
This article was originally published at Americaspace.com. Reprinted here with permission.
It has been over a month now since the Cassini spacecraft took its final plunge into Saturnâ€™s atmosphere, ending an incredible mission of 13 years at the ringed giant planet. The probe continued collecting scientific data until the very last moments, and now engineers have been able to reconstruct what happened to it as it met ... ...

Cassini, NASAâ€™s spacecraft which exploredÂ Saturn and its moons for around 13 years, made the final plunge into the planet'sÂ atmosphere on Sept.Â 15.
The shuttle transmitted information throughout its last few minutesÂ above the planet, and the data that was live-streamed back to Earth helped scientists at NASA understand the conditions the spacecraft faced during its last moments. ...

At the end of September, US Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry formally proposed to the country's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the propping-up and subsidization of the coal and nuclear industries, but immediate and subsequent commentary suggest that Secretary Perry won't be having things all his way.Â
FERC Commissioners Question DOE Secretary Perryâ€™s Plan To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear, Critics Hit Out was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Climate Launchpad team has created the world's largest cleantech business idea competition to challenge. Hundreds of applicants from 35 countries will present their best green business ideas to solve climate change.
ClimateLauchpad Puts Climate Change Solutions Front & Center At Grand Final was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Itâ€™s not the perfect plan, but the Clean Power Plan developed by the Obama administration is the strongest U.S. effort yet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel power plants to address climate change. So, of course, the climate science-denying, fossil-fuel marionettes of the Trump regime areÂ eager to get rid of it.
Trumpâ€™s Plans To Demolish Clean Power Plan Revealed was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Climate Launchpad Global Grand Final Launches In 2 Weeks (and weâ€™re going to be there)! was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Curious about green business trends? Wanna get inspired by great new cleantech ideas? Looking for opportunities for your company? Or are you simply ready for some optimism on fixing one of the world's biggest issues? Join the CleanTechnica team at the Climate Launchpad event in Cyprus, 17-18 October.
Climate Launchpad Global Grand Final Launches in Two Weeks (and weâ€™re going to be there)! was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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How should Cassini say farewell to Saturn? Three days before plunging into Saturn's sunny side, the robotic Cassini spacecraft swooped far behind Saturn's night side with cameras blazing. Thirty-six of these images have been merged -- by an alert and adept citizen scientist -- into a last full-ring portrait of Cassini's home planet for the past 13 years. The Sun is just above the frame, causing Saturn to cast a dark shadow onto its enormous rings.
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NASA's just-ended Cassini mission revealed the Saturn system to be spectacularly and surprisingly diverse, with multiple moons that may be capable of supporting life. When will NASA launch another mission to follow up on Cassini's finds? ...

As planned, the Cassini spacecraft impacted the upper atmosphere of Saturn on September 15, after a 13 year long exploration of the Saturnian System. With spacecraft thrusters firing until the end, its atmospheric entry followed an unprecedented series of 22 Grand Finale dives between Saturn and rings. Cassini's final signal took 83 minutes to reach planet Earth and the Deep Space Network antenna complex in Canberra Australia where loss of contact with the spacecraft was recorded at 11:55 UT.
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Itâ€™s holiday 2017 time in the Pokemon GO universe, and weâ€™re getting pumped up about the prospects. Today weâ€™re running down what might be, what wonâ€™t be, and what WILL be for certain during this most contradictory holiday session. The first element weâ€™re going to talk about is a new Pokemon, one ready-made and perfect for a holiday event, complete â€¦ Continue reading
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It's been a big 2017 for the iPhone. Marking the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, we were treated to not one, not two, but three new iPhones this year. As well as the usual annual iterative updates of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X became Apple's biggest, flashiest, fastest and, yes, priciest iPhone ever made.
You've come to the right place if you're looking to track down the very best deals on these new iPhones. TechRadar's handy price comparison tool allow you to search for the cheapest deals on all current iPhon... ...

This week is Cleantech Talkâ€™s Tesla Truck take. Anyone can offer a â€śhot takeâ€ť on current events, and darn near every media outlet did! But it takes a brave team (or just a very busy-with-other-work one!) to offer a â€ścold takeâ€ť weeks later. In our defense, we were trying to add something to CleanTechnicaâ€™s already-substantive coverage and reflections (e.g., this and this)
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Update: SenateÂ Republicans passed their overhaul tax bill on a 51-49 vote in the early hours of Saturday morning. Sources have since confirmed that the BEAT provision is included. The bill will now undergo reconciliation with the House bill. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments.Â
On Friday night, renewable trade organizations scrambled to turn around a provision in the Senate tax bill that would create a tax on equity investments for renewable e... ...